$3.1m Upgrade To Local Courthouses
More than $3 million will be spent during 2015 on much-needed upgrades to the Kingaroy and Nanango courthouses.
More than $3 million will be spent during 2015 on much-needed upgrades to the Kingaroy and Nanango courthouses.
Motorists tempted to put the pedal to the metal on South Burnett roads over the Christmas break will have a fresh hazard to deal with … a new brightly coloured police motorbike looming in their rear-view mirrors.
Member for Maranoa Bruce Scott visited Kingaroy on Monday with an optimistic message … there are exciting opportunities ahead for Australian food exporters.
The Christmas action continued across the South Burnett at the weekend … and there’s even more on the way this week.
For a project that caused so much angst in the local community, the former Cougar Energy underground coal gasification plant near Coolabunia has disappeared with very little fanfare.
Visitors who drop into the Kingaroy Art Gallery this month will be able to see something unusual
Kingaroy RSL’s Tobruk Room was bristling with moustaches on Friday night
A 17-year-old Kingaroy youth has been arrested and charged after he allegedly entered the foyer of the Kingaroy Courthouse on Monday morning brandishing what appeared to be a semi-automatic handgun.
About 20 young riders turned up for the inaugural junior motorcycle speedway “Come And Try Day”
One of the South Burnett’s most iconic businesses has been celebrating its 50th anniversary … but the only present that Bean Growers Australia Managing Director Lloyd Neilsen would like to receive would be some better seasons.
Every Remembrance Day local resident Denese Brown places three red poppies on the Kingaroy war memorial in memory of three men … the only problem is, she doesn’t know who they are.
The Rotary Club of Kingaroy has unveiled the 2015 edition of its popular calendar which highlights the works of South Burnett photographers.
A large fire burning along a valley north of Blackbutt prompted a “watch and act” alert from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services this afternoon, meaning there was a real risk that property could be lost.
For a bunch of bikers who want to “grow old disgracefully”, the Burnett branch of the Ulysses Club is failing miserably … they’re actually doing a lot of very good things.
Once a month a group of residents gathers at St Philip’s Anglican Church in Yarraman
A new set of stairs might not sound like much but it is definitely a “big deal” for the Yarraman Historical Society and Heritage House.
UnitingCare is hoping Christmas shoppers in Kingaroy will help them spread a little bit of festive cheer this year to local families who are doing it tough.
Murgon-based Purser’s Coaches has agreed to take over the Murgon-Caboolture bus run for a three-month trial following the announcement by Brisbane Bus Lines that it is axeing the service.
It’s a long way from growing up on a dairy farm at Nanango to helping to fight Ebola in Liberia, but Dr Matt Caffery, 37, didn’t hesitate when he was given the chance.
After four attempts, Gold Coast speedway driver Nick Girdlestone has finally won the memorial race named after his late daughter Zoe.